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Vocabulary

군주론

gunjuron — Treatise on the principles of rulership and power

저

jeo — Written by; authored by (formal attribution marker)

번역

beonyeok — Translation of a text from one language to another

목차

mokcha — Table of contents listing chapters or sections

서론

seoron — Introduction or preface to a written work

청년기

cheongnyon-gi — Youth period; early years of a person's life

나이

nai — Age; how old a person is

관직

gwanjik — Official government post or administrative position

시기

sigi — Period or phase of time

저술과

jeo-sul-gwa — Writings and; works authored by someone

죽음

jugeum — Death; the end of life

인물과

inmul-gwa — Person and; character and their attributes

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him (possessive pronoun)

저작

jeojak — Literary or scholarly works written by an author

헌정사

heonjeongsa — Dedication note inscribed at the start of a book

제

je — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'chapter'

1장

il-jang — Chapter one; the first chapter of a book

군주국의

gunjugug-ui — Of the principality; relating to a prince's domain

종류는

jongnyu-neun — Types are; kinds of something (topic marker)

몇

myeot — How many; several (interrogative quantity word)

가지이며

gaji-imyeo — Kinds/types there are, and… (connective form)

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; which type of

방법으로

bangbeob-euro — By what method; by means of a way

획득되는가

hoekdeuk-doeneun-ga — How is it acquired? (interrogative passive form)

2장

i-jang — Chapter two; the second chapter of a book

세습

sesup — Hereditary succession; inheriting a title or position

군주국에

gunjugug-e — In the principality; within a prince's domain

관하여

gwanhayeo — Regarding; concerning a particular subject

3장

sam-jang — Chapter three; the third chapter of a book

혼합

honhap — Mixed; combination of different elements

4장

sa-jang — Chapter four; the fourth chapter of a book

정복된

jeongbok-doen — Conquered; having been subjugated by force

왕국이

wanggug-i — The kingdom (subject marker); a royal domain

사후

sahu — After death; posthumously following someone's passing

후계자들에게

hugyeja-deul-ege — To the successors; to those who inherit power

반란을

ballan-eul — Rebellion; armed uprising against authority (object marker)

일으키지

il-eukkiji — Not to incite or start (negative connective form)

않은

aneun — Did not; negating a past action or state

이유

iyu — Reason; cause or explanation for something

5장

o-jang — Chapter five; the fifth chapter of a book

합병

hapbyeong — Annexation; merging one territory into another

이전에

ijeon-e — Before; prior to a certain event or time

자국의

jagug-ui — Of one's own country; domestic or native

법률

beomnyul — Laws; formal legal statutes of a state

아래

arae — Under; beneath or subject to something

살았던

sal-atdeon — Had lived; describing past continuous habitation

도시나

dosi-na — City or; a town or urban area (alternative marker)

군주국을

gunjugug-eul — The principality (object marker); a prince's domain

통치하는

tongchi-haneun — Governing; ruling or administering a territory

방법에

bangbeob-e — On the method; regarding a way or approach

6장

yuk-jang — Chapter six; the sixth chapter of a book

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

군대와

gundae-wa — Army and; military forces and something else

능력으로

neungnyeok-euro — By ability; through one's own skill or capability

획득한

hoekdeuk-han — Acquired; obtained through effort or action

신생

sinsaeng — Newly established; newly created or born state

7장

chil-jang — Chapter seven; the seventh chapter of a book

타인의

tain-ui — Another person's; belonging to others

군대

gundae — Army; military force or troops

또는

ttoneun — Or; alternatively (conjunction between choices)

행운으로

haeng-un-euro — By fortune; through luck or favorable circumstance

8장

pal-jang — Chapter eight; the eighth chapter of a book

사악한

saak-han — Wicked; evil or morally corrupt in character

자들에

ja-deul-e — Among those people; referring to certain individuals

9장

gu-jang — Chapter nine; the ninth chapter of a book

시민적

simin-jeok — Civil; relating to citizens or civic society

10장

sip-jang — Chapter ten; the tenth chapter of a book

모든

modeun — All; every (universal determiner)

역량을

yeongnyyang-eul — Capabilities (object marker); capacity or strength measured

측정하는

cheukjeong-haneun — Measuring; evaluating or assessing a quantity

11장

sipil-jang — Chapter eleven; the eleventh chapter of a book

교회

gyohoe — Church; Christian religious institution or building

12장

sibi-jang — Chapter twelve; the twelfth chapter of a book

군대의

gundae-ui — Of the army; belonging to military forces

용병에

yongbyeong-e — Regarding mercenaries; hired soldiers fighting for pay

13장

sipsam-jang — Chapter thirteen; the thirteenth chapter of a book

원군

wongun — Auxiliary troops; allied soldiers sent as reinforcement

혼성군

honseong-gun — Mixed forces; army combining different troop types

그리고

geurigo — And; also (additive conjunction)

자국군에

jaguk-gun-e — Regarding native troops; one's own national military

14장

sip-sa-jang — Chapter fourteen; the fourteenth chapter of a book

전쟁에

jeonjaeng-e — Regarding war; in matters of warfare and conflict

관한

gwanhan — Related to; concerning a specific subject

군주의

gunjuui — Of the prince; belonging to a ruler or monarch

의무에

uimu-e — Regarding duty; concerning obligations or responsibilities

15장

sibo-jang — Chapter fifteen; the fifteenth chapter of a book

인간

ingan — Human being; mankind or a person

특히

teukhi — Especially; particularly more than others

군주가

gunju-ga — The prince (subject marker); a ruler or monarch

칭찬받거나

chingchan-bak-geona — Being praised or; receiving commendation or approval

비난받는

binan-banneun — Being criticized; receiving blame or condemnation

이유에

iyu-e — Regarding the reason; concerning causes or explanations

16장

sibyuk-jang — Chapter sixteen; the sixteenth chapter of a book

관대함과

gwandaeham-gwa — Generosity and; the quality of being liberal or open-handed

인색함에

insaekham-e — Regarding miserliness; on the quality of being stingy

17장

sibchil-jang — Chapter seventeen; the seventeenth chapter of a book

잔인함과

janinham-gwa — Cruelty and; harshness or ruthlessness and something else

자비로움에

Regarding mercy; on the quality of being compassionate

두려움의

duryeoum-ui — Of fear; relating to the feeling of dread

대상이

daesang-i — Object of; subject or target (subject marker)

되는

doeoneun — Becoming; turning into a certain state

것보다

geot-boda — Than being; compared to a certain state or thing

사랑받는

sarang-banneun — Being loved; receiving affection or admiration from others

것이

geosi — The thing (subject marker); a nominalizer particle

더

deo — More; to a greater degree (comparative adverb)

나은가에

na-eunga-e — On whether it is better; questioning a superior option

18장

sibpal-jang — Chapter eighteen; the eighteenth chapter of a book

신의를

sinui-reul — Faith/trust (object marker); keeping one's word faithfully

지켜야

jikyeoya — Must keep; obliged to uphold or observe a promise

하는

haneun — Doing; present tense modifier indicating an action

19장

sipgu-jang — Chapter nineteen; the nineteenth chapter of a book